Chapter 502: Nine‑Heaven Spirit‑Gathering Array, Thousand‑fold Amplification!

Heavenly Thunder Peak.

At the very summit of the mountain, within a small world.

A bare‑chested youth bathed in thunder, and behind him the blue Great Dao stretched for a full 900,000 li.

Under the thunder's bath, the Great Dao behind him slowly lengthened at an extremely gradual pace.

In the next instant, Leiming's figure appeared beside the youth; Leiming's expression turned grim as he looked at the youth and said in a deep voice.

"That one called Su Yu is not weak; although his cultivation is only 100,000 li, none of the five or six inner‑disciple students I sent, each at 200,000 li, can match him."

"He is only an inner disciple now; I cannot act, for if I do, the Hall Master will blame me."

Hearing Leiming's words, the youth slowly opened his eyes.

Leiming stared into the youth's eyes, his body trembling involuntarily, even though he was already a true‑line disciple of Heavenly Thunder Peak and had cultivated to over 900,000 li.

Yet in front of this person, he could not help feeling a bit of fear.

Though he is not a true‑line disciple of Heavenly Thunder Peak, he is a disciple of the Peak's master.

His own cultivation also reached 900,000 li, but his combat power—

—is enough to easily defeat me!

This is the Peak Master's trump card!

The youth glanced at Leiming and said lightly, "If I can't strike, then forget it."

"He's just a kid whose Great Dao is only 100,000 li; once I perfect my technique, the candidate's title will fall to me alone."

"Master… you're being overly cautious!"

Hearing his words, Leiming felt a sudden pang in his heart.

To speak of the Peak Master so openly, he is the only one in the entire Heavenly Thunder Peak who can.

Because he is a direct disciple, the Peak Master would not rebuke him.

"If that's the case, I'll be on my way."

Leiming bowed to the youth and prepared to leave.

"Wait!"

Leiming's steps halted, and the youth's voice came from behind.

"If I recall correctly, there are three months left until the Nine Peaks Grand Competition; then let Azure Dragon Peak finish at the bottom!"

A glint of brilliance flashed in Leiming's eyes, and the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

"Got it!"

Within the cave residence.

Su Yu opened the Marketplace and located the Great Dao section.

However, after seeing the price of the Great Dao, Su Yu fell silent.

A 5‑grade Great Dao costs 10,000 synthesis points, while a 6‑grade Great Dao requires a full 100,000 synthesis points.

Such an exorbitant price forced Su Yu to close the Great Dao Synthesis Slot.

Su Yu's current Ten Thousand Dao Unity is at the 6‑grade level; swallowing a 5‑grade Great Dao would bring him hardly any improvement.

Only by swallowing a 6‑grade or higher Great Dao can the Ten Thousand Dao Unity's rank be raised.

However…

No money!

Su Yu now seems to have over 20,000 synthesis points, yet a 6‑grade Great Dao needs 100,000!

To raise Ten Thousand Dao Unity to the 7‑grade tier, he needs nine 6‑grade Great Daos.

That amounts to 900,000 synthesis points.

Such a terrifying price made Su Yu balk.

Moreover, the Synthesis Slot cannot combine Great Daos.

That's more troublesome.

"I can't afford the Great Dao right now; let's look at weapons instead!"

Currently, Su Yu's War Sky Blade is only a 2nd‑grade Dao Artifact, offering limited improvement for him.

The Holy Sky Armor is a 9th‑grade Spiritual Artifact; essentially any Great Dao‑level strongman could easily shatter it.

Su Yu opened the weapons section.

He found defensive weapons and offensive weapons.

Su Yu did not directly choose a Dao Artifact tier; instead he selected Spiritual Artifacts.

Because Great Dao cannot be synthesized, but Spiritual Artifacts can!

However, in the Marketplace the lowest‑grade weapons are all 9th‑grade Spiritual Artifacts. gōΠb. ōγg

And each one requires 100 synthesis points.

Su Yu fell silent for a moment, then immediately purchased twenty sets of 9th‑grade Spiritual Artifacts and twenty sets of 9th‑grade Defensive Spiritual Artifacts.

Just this alone cost Su Yu 4,000 synthesis points.

"First see how much it can boost; if it doesn't hit the limit, keep synthesizing!"

Su Yu closed the Marketplace and synthesized the twenty sets of defensive Spiritual Artifacts one by one.

In the end, he successfully upgraded the Holy Sky Armor to a 4th‑grade Dao Artifact.

And the War Sky Blade was further upgraded to a 5th‑grade Dao Artifact.

Seeing the Synthesis Slot still not at its limit, Su Yu swept his hand and exchanged all remaining synthesis points for 9th‑grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Anyway, synthesis points are free, and a single synthesis is enough to increase.

Even weapons obtained from the Marketplace will still grant Su Yu synthesis points after synthesis.

However, there are only a few.

"Ten Thousand Dao Armor: Level 7 Dao Artifact, when fully activated, can repel any attack from Grand Dao strongmen below 700,000 li. In unactivated state, it can block any attack below 500,000 li!"

"Ten Thousand Dao Blade: Level 8 Dao Artifact, doubles the Grand Dao amplification!"

Seeing the newly synthesized weapon, Su Yu's eyes lit up.

He donned the Ten Thousand Dao Armor, which automatically transformed into Su Yu's clothing.

It must be said that after becoming a Dao Artifact, it is indeed more convenient, able to automatically change into other forms.

Now he no longer has to go out wearing armor directly.

Su Yu actually likes this aspect.

"There's no need to rush the Grand Dao's level; the more you synthesize, the more you can exchange, and you can even devour others' Grand Dao..."

"As for Dao Techniques and Martial Techniques..."

Su Yu glanced at his current synthesis points, then upgraded the weapon.

His synthesis points were down to only a few dozen.

Not enough to improve his Dao Techniques and Martial Techniques.

"Fine, the current Level 7 Dao Technique is sufficient for me."

"After all, even some core disciples only cultivate up to Level 7 Dao Technique."

Then Su Yu's gaze was drawn again by a purple radiance.

Rare item!

Su Yu's eyes brightened; after so many syntheses, the rare item was unlocked again.

"Indeed, the later you go, the harder it is to obtain rare items."

"But fortunately, as the number of attempts increases, rare items also become better."

It should be noted that the previous rare item activation gave Su Yu a battle card directly.

If Immortal Emperor hadn't used the life of the Four Positions Five Steps Sealed King as a price, perhaps the Emperor's avatar would have been blown up.

Su Yu gave a slight smile and opened the rare items tab.

The next moment, inside Su Yu's cave, purple radiance flickered, filling the entire cave.

Then a blueprint appeared at Su Yu's chest.

"What is this?"

Su Yu grabbed the blueprint, and the instant his hands touched it—

the blueprint turned into white light and surged into Su Yu's body.

Immediately, a complex joy surfaced in Su Yu's mind.

"Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array: based on 999 Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones, it engraves an array that can increase the energy concentration within the array tenfold. The higher the grade and the greater the number of base items, the richer the energy boost!"

"The most basic version requires 999 stones and can last for a month."

Seeing the joy in his mind, Su Yu couldn't help but gasp a cold breath.

Tenfold energy concentration!

Even a medium cave's energy concentration is only two or three times his current cave's.

And this Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array can boost it tenfold!

Although the cost is higher, Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones... honestly, they are no fear for Su Yu.

Su Yu promptly inherited the Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array and learned its layout method.

His eyes lit up; he rushed out of the cave to Wanbao Tower, and under Elder Xu's surprised gaze, exchanged one hundred Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones for nine hundred thousand Lower Grade Grand Dao Stones. (No arguing, there is a fee.)

He then left.

Elder Xu watched Su Yu's hurried departure, then glanced at the hundred Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones in his hand, and remained silent for a long while.

"This guy... so rich? Could it be that the Hall Master gave it to him?"

"No, I must warn the Hall Master; spoiling him like this will cause trouble!"

Elder Xu's figure flickered and vanished within Azure Dragon Hall.

Su Yu returned to his cave and synthesized quickly.

Su Yu was extremely excited; he didn't know why, but he was growing more fond of this glitch‑like affair.

However, Su Yu also knew that after this exchange, he would need to pause for a while.

After all, pulling out over a hundred Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones at once is quite astonishing.

Even some inner‑door disciples of Azure Dragon Hall, after more than ten years, have only accumulated a few dozen Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones.

If done too frequently, it would be easily noticed.

Even on Azure Dragon Peak, with his senior sister backing him, he should still be cautious.

Su Yu's suspicion was correct; Elder Xu had already reported the matter to the Master of Azure Dragon Hall.

The Master of Azure Dragon Hall was surprised for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Never mind, probably the teacher gave it to him; no need to worry."

Only then did Elder Xu leave.

Although this time he managed to slip through successfully, continuing at such frequency...

…still makes him easy to be watched.

Su Yu swiftly synthesized the nine hundred thousand Lower Grade Grand Dao Stones and finally succeeded in producing over two hundred thousand Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones.

His eyes burned fiercely: "With these Grand Dao Stones, I can reach the 500,000‑li realm within a month!"

Su Yu opened the shop; his synthesis points had already reached over two hundred thousand.

Enough to exchange for a Seventh‑grade Grand Dao.

Without hesitation, Su Yu exchanged two, one being a Blade‑type Grand Dao, which after fusion can enhance Su Yu's comprehension of blades.

One of them is a wind‑attribute Grand Dao.

The two Grand Dao were devoured by the gray Grand Dao, and their level instantly rose to the seventh‑grade tier.

Even the length surged by twenty thousand meters.

And Su Yu could feel his combat power had received an extremely terrifying boost.

"Seventh‑grade already counts as the level of the Supreme Grand Dao."

"In the entire Azure Dragon Hall, at most one or two people can surpass me in Grand Dao level!"

Su Yu's mouth twitched slightly upward.

He then immediately took out 99,999 Upper Grade Grand Dao Stones and arranged them using the Nine Heavens Gathering Spirit Array.

In an instant, Su Yu could sense an extremely dense Grand Dao fluctuation emanating from within the cave.

Even a single breath made Su Yu feel his Grand Dao length increased by dozens of meters.

"It really works!"

Nine hundred and ninety‑nine stones can boost it tenfold.

And 99,999 stones raise it a full thousandfold!

Such a dense Grand Dao power is even more terrifying than that in the Grand Dao River.

Su Yu took a deep breath and said, "Now I must raise my cultivation; with my current level, I'm at the bottom across the whole Azure Dragon Peak."

"I need to raise my cultivation to five hundred thousand li, and then lift the Physical Dao above three hundred thousand li; only then can I claim a place within Azure Dragon Peak."

At present Su Yu's cultivation is only the lowest among the inner‑door disciples of Azure Dragon Peak.

Only the Grand Dao's length has a boundary after five hundred thousand li.

If there are over ten thousand inner‑door disciples of Azure Dragon Peak, then at least eight thousand have cultivation below five hundred thousand li, and the remaining two thousand are above five hundred thousand li.

As for seven hundred thousand li, that is another dividing line.

That already counts as the level of core disciples.

Su Yu gradually calmed his mind.

Although his status would attract many eyes, as long as he stays inside, no one will deliberately disturb him.

Moreover, with a thousandfold energy density, Su Yu feels he won't need much time to successfully extend his Grand Dao to five hundred thousand li.

The Great Wilderness Devouring Heaven Technique slowly activated, and the Grand Dao power in the cave surged wildly into Su Yu's body.

Su Yu's complexion instantly turned ferocious.

The density of Grand Dao power has increased, but don't forget…

Su Yu's own capacity to bear Grand Dao power has a limit!

Su Yu forced himself to endure the vibration of the two Grand Dao within, wildly absorbing them toward the Physical Dao.

Only by raising the Physical Dao can he adapt to the thousandfold energy density in the shortest time!

Time slowly passed as Su Yu cultivated.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

During that month, Su Yu remained sealed within the cave, never venturing out.

And because of Su Yu's arrival, the waves of turmoil stirred throughout the Azure Dragon Hall.

They also seemed to gradually subside.

Yet in the eyes of some schemers, they could still detect many hidden undercurrents beneath the calm surface.

Back mountain of Azure Dragon Peak.

Lower‑grade cave, fifth row, first.

Xiao Yunchao ir­ritably awoke from his seal, his face sullen.

"Damn it, why is breaking through six hundred thousand li so difficult—lack of energy, or my innate talent?"

Xiao Yunchao's Grand Dao has been stuck at five hundred ninety thousand li for a long time.

He has therefore sealed himself for two years, never leaving during that time.

He has tried countless times to break six hundred thousand li, but a certain shackling seems to block him firmly.

Thus, after so many attempts, he keeps failing.

Xiao Yunchao, somewhat irritable, opened the cave's door, intending to go out for a walk.

Just as he stepped out, his spirit flickered slightly.

Because he sensed a faint, extremely dense Grand Dao power fluctuation coming from somewhere within a cave.

"A lower‑grade cave also has such a fluctuation?"

Xiao Yunchao, a bit surprised, followed the direction of the aura's fluctuation and looked.

His gaze finally rested on the last cave of the second row.

And that cave turned out to be Su Yu's cave.

After endless unconsciousness, Shi Yu suddenly sprang up from the bed. Please,

He gulped fresh air, his chest trembling.

Confusion, incomprehension, a flood of emotions rose in his mind.

Where is this?

Then, Shi Yu subconsciously scanned his surroundings, and grew even more bewildered.

A single‑person dormitory?

Even if he were rescued successfully, he should be in a ward right now.

And his own body… how could there be not a single wound?

With doubt, Shi Yu's eyes swept the room quickly, finally fixing on a mirror at the foot of the bed.

The mirror reflected his current appearance, about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was quite handsome.

But the problem is, this isn't him!, reading the latest chapter content is free and ad-free.

His previous self was a remarkably outstanding, handsome young man in his twenties, and he had been working for a while.

And now, no matter how you look at it, this appearance is just that of a high school student……

This change left Shi Yu stunned for a long time.

Whatever you do, don't tell him the surgery was very successful……

His body and appearance have changed; this is no longer a matter of whether or not he had surgery, but rather immortal arts.

He actually completely turned into another person!

Could it be…… that he himself has time-traveled?

Besides the mirror placed at the head of the bed with obviously bad feng shui, Shi Yu also discovered three books beside it.

Shi Yu picked one up and looked at it; the title instantly left him silent.

"New Beast Keeper's Essential Beast-Raising Manual"

"Pet Postnatal Care Guide"

"Guide to Evaluating Beast-Ear Girls of Different Species"

Shi Yu:???

The first two books' names are still normal, but what's up with the last one?

"Cough."

Shi Yu's gaze turned serious, he reached out, but his arm soon stiffened.

Just as he was about to open the third book to see what it was, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a flood of memories surged in like a tide.

Providing you the high martial arts puppet of the great god being pulled strings, I have a Synthesis Slot.